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Newport County Concert Series – IV: Rough Point

Newport County Concert Series – IV: Rough Point

by | Apr 12, 2026

We are delighted to partner with The Newport String Project for the final weekend of its Newport County Concert Series. This vibrant program will feature the project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, performing works by J.S. Bach, Philip Glass and Robert Schumann.

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Program details:

This century spanning program features three iconic composers of the Baroque, Romantic and modern eras. As one of the final pieces ever composed by J.S. Bach, the Art of Fugue is a revered work that is both enigmatic and mysterious. Philip Glass’s evocative String Quartet No 3 draws on the music that he composed for Paul Schrader’s 1985 film on life of author, playwright and selfstyled, latter-day Samurai, Yukio Mishima. The program will conclude with a performance of Robert Schumann’s tender and life-affirming String Quartet No 3 in A major, composed in 1842 during the outpouring of creative inspiration that followed his marriage to Clara Schumann.

Program

J.S. Bach – Selections from The Art of Fugue

Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 3 Mishima

Robert Schumann – String Quartet No. 3 in A Major

About the Newport String Project:

The Newport String Project is a chamber music performance and youth mentoring initiative committed to making inspiring musical experiences accessible for all in Newport, RI.

Newport County Concert Series – IV: Rough Point

Newport County Concert Series: Rough Point

by | Apr 25, 2025

We are delighted to partner with The Newport String Project for the final weekend of its Newport County Concert Series. This vibrant program will feature the project’s resident ensemble, the Newport String Quartet, performing works by W.A. Mozart, Franz Schubert and Philip Glass.

Purchase your tickets here

Program details:

The program features an early gem by Mozart, written when he was only fourteen years of age. The concert will also feature Philip Glass’s String Quartet No. 2 which began its life as music for a theatrical production of Samuel Beckett’s novella Company. Beckett’s favorite composer Franz Schubert is featured on the second half when the Newport String Quartet performs his monumental String Quartet No 13 in a minor “Rosamunde”.

W.A Mozart – String Quartet in G major, KV 80
Philip Glass – String Quartet No. 2 “Company”
Franz Schubert – String Quartet No 13 in a minor, D 804 “Rosamunde”

About the Newport String Project:

The Newport String Project is a chamber music performance and youth mentoring initiative committed to making inspiring musical experiences accessible for all in Newport, RI.